alt Hacker NewsResident salary: approx. € 60,000 - 75,000 Specialist salary: approx. 75,000 € - 98,000 Senior physician salary: approx. € 90,000 - € 150,000 Chief physician salary: approx. € 150,000 - € 370,000
Seems fine? Especially if you subtract a substantial amount of benefits fringe.
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sxg • today at 4:20 PM
Are you comparing residents to specialists? They're not at all comparable. Residents in the US are typically within 3–7 years of graduating med school and are not able to practice independently. Specialists have typically finished 6–9 years of training after graduating medical school and are independent practitioners.
Source: am a US physician.
IAmBroom • today at 4:47 PM
"Seems fine?" isn't a very solid argument.
Sure it’s fine. It’s also a significant pay cut for almost every American doctor.
Normal specialists in the US out-earn chief physicians in Germany by hundreds of thousands of dollars. All the fringe benefits in the world aren’t gonna buy you a new boat.